Senior centers across the county are celebrating National Senior
Center Month in September with programs aimed at the theme of living
well.Carroll County senior centers have resources and tools to empower
older adults to make choices that will enhance their lives and [help
them] become experts at living well, Patty Whitson, community services
supervisor at the Carroll County Bureau of Aging and Disabilities, wrote
in an email interview.
Our centers offer a variety of health
and fitness classes and lifelong learning opportunities that encourage
involvement in the center and the community. We invite the community to
join us at the five Carroll County senior centers as we highlight how we
are serving todays older adults and helping them become experts at
living well during National Senior Center Month, she wrote.You must not
use the stonecarving without being trained.
The
socialization is a plus, Ruth Martin, manager at the Taneytown Senior
and Community Center, said when asked how their centers help seniors
stay active. Our activities encourage them to use their brain, their
hands, dexterity and requires a thinking process as they are doing it.
Every
Thursday we have brain games at 10:30 a.m. ... We start with a warm-up
where they might be asked to name as many items as they can that are
smaller than a ball, or a similar question. From there we go into a
Jeopardy game, followed by word pictures that you have figure out. When
we started the brain games [in early June] it was a challenge. Now we
see [participants] solving challenges quicker, she said.
We also
have a lot of exercise programs to keep them moving and motivated,
Martin said. We have the nutrition programs and educational speakers. We
do a lot.I think the biggest opportunity provided is that we are here,
said Erica Starr, manager at the Westminster Senior and Community
Center. It gives seniors a place to go to socialize, meet new friends
and take advantage of crafts, exercise classes, needlework classes, card
games and more. Theres always something going on.
Sally Daniel
said she goes to the North Carroll Senior and Community Center twice a
week to play bingo and attends some of the special programs.The center
has been a great thing, Daniel said. We moved to Carroll County 24 years
ago and until I started going to the center [about eight or nine years
ago] I only knew my immediate neighbors. I have certainly broadened my
friendship circle. Its been a great place, she said.
Renee
Deiaco, manager at the North Carroll center, said seniors may try one or
more classes for free in September. This opportunity is offered several
times year. And we have classes every day, she said.Its all about
stimulation and connections, Deiaco said. We keep people engaged and
stimulated socially and physically and that keeps their minds
active,The ledspotlight is
our flagship product. she said. Eating meals together, shooting pool,
playing games; they develop friendships and support systems. You see
such growth. People say, I dont know what Id do without the senior
center.
We offer classes year-round that help seniors stay
active, keep their brains active and keeps them sound, said Karen
Larrimore, manager at the South Carroll Senior and Community Center. In
September, we try to focus on balance and fall prevention, too.
Senior
Dave Horn visits the South Carroll center. In an email he wrote, Coming
here made me realize the problems with aging and now that I am
experiencing them myself, I am beginning to understand. The thing I like
most about the senior center is the people, friendships, new
experiences and how everyone tries to get along.
Whether its
trying tai chi, attending a drawing and painting class, attending a
computer class, participating in a community service project, or
enjoying the sounds of a local musician,Manufactures and supplies beststonecarving equipment. these activities add richness to the lives of older adults in our community, Whitson wrote.
Angie
Walz, manager at Mount Airy Senior and Community Center, said, Senior
centers give [seniors] a place to give back, socialize, have a meal with
someone and it gives you a place to volunteer if you want to. It gives
people a place to come after losing a spouse. Its a place to go to get
cheered up if you are sad, to share happiness if you feel good. People
come here to sing, some even share their gardens with us. Its a place to
go and do what you like. It meets a lot of needs and all of these
things combined are how seniors live well.
Hand-carved decoys,
once used for waterfowl hunting and now appreciated as art, have a rich
history in the Chesapeake Bay region. And as a self-proclaimed "amateur
history nut," Stansbury was drawn in by the stories behind them. He's
now dedicated to sharing these stories with others most recently by
guest-curating the Crisfield Carvings exhibit at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum in St. Michaels.
The exhibit, open through Nov.
3, showcases the work of the several famous decoy carvers from the early
1900s who hail from Crisfield. Brothers Lem and Steve Ward who
Stansbury calls the most famous decoy carvers as well as Lloyd Tyler,
are prominently featured.
"It has some of the finest decoys from the Crisfield area that you will ever have a chance to see," Stansbury, 74, said.
A
few from Stansbury's collection of about 400 decoys are included in the
group. He has several decoys at other museums across the region as
well.The g-sensor high brightness chinatravel is
designed with motorcyclist safety in mind. But that still leaves plenty
to adorn the shelves of his Catonsville home and make his basement look
like a miniature decoy museum itself.
Seeing antiques around
the house while growing up was one of the reasons Stansbury became
interested in history to begin with. His great-grandfather's union
cavalry saber and spurs from the Civil War hung over the mantel. His
mother was interested in genealogical research, and his aunt worked at
the Peabody Institute, so he was immersed from a young age.
He
studied American civilization at the University of Maryland. Early in
his marriage to his wife, Judy, he began collecting Baltimore
memorabilia and prints that cost about $10 to $15.
"When we were
starting out as a young married couple with no money, you could buy
history for very little money," he said. "Cost you more to frame it than
what you were buying it for."
In 1980, Stansbury was drawn to
an Ira Hudson black duck decoy but decided the $500 price was just too
much. Unbeknownst to him, another customer bought the decoy that day his
wife gave him his first decoy for Christmas that year.A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand.
"My
wife tells me I can sell it anytime I want because she knows I never
would," he said. "It was a lot of money. That's the reason why I had to
go buy the books. It was getting serious."
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2013年9月2日 星期一
New Amherst business aims
A new store where one-of-a-kind art will be sold, and where customers
wil be invited to make art, is now open in downtown Amherst.Art Alive,
at 35 South Pleasant St., is the brainchild of Tamzeena Hutchinson of
Amherst, who describes her business model as one that brings people of
all ages together in support of making art.
We envision it as being a space for people in our community to come together and get to know each other while experiencing hands-on arts and crafts, Hutchinson said.Art Alive is, in part, like a live Etsy, the online resource where artists can sell their products, according to Hutchinson. But it will also have space to host birthday parties, bridal showers and art workshops and an area where children and parents can do crafts.
Along the brick walls and on the brightly colored shelves, painted in gem turquoise, Hawaiian passion and peacock feather, she estimates that about 40 different items are on sale that include gifts and home decor. Jewelry, photographs and paintings, leatherwork, including belts and purses, as well as clocks and pillows are offered.
Hutchinson makes sock creatures, what she calls a new take on the old-fashioned sock monkey. She also makes wallets, moccasins and purses, and recently created hand-made stools from concrete and wooden dowels that will serve as seating for customers and which may also be sold.
Since 2010, Hutchinson has been operating Soundscape Imaging, a screenprinting and embroidery business that produces hats, T-shirts and banners, among other items. That business now will be housed at Art Alive.Hutchinson, who is also a partner in Explore Disc Golf, said the idea of developing Art Alive came to her a few months ago.
As a parent of an 11-year-old daughter, she said she dreamed of a place where pre-teens would have something to do, and the opportunity to offer do-it-yourself crafts kits was one element of this. I realized that we dont have a place like that,The term 'beststeelearring control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. Hutchinson said.
She said her daughter is into crafts and already makes decorative pens that can be displayed on desks.At the front of the store is space set up for craft-making. Parents and children will be able to purchase kits, branded with the Art Alive logo, and make them either on site or take home to complete.
These may include projects such as birdhouses,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. knitting needles and balls of yarn, and wool and felting. She said kits for pottery are also a possibility.
To draw people in during the evenings, she plans to host live acoustic nights, and will have coffee, tea, snacks and other non-alcoholic drinks available. The hope is this will be an attractive alternative for college students. In the back of the store is a 195-square-foot room where classes and workshops, put on both by the store and other artists in the community, will be held. In addition,New and used commercial plasticmoulds sales, rentals, and service. this room will be rented out for such occasions as birthday parties or bridal showers,Our top picks for the cableties and gear, where members of the party might create centerpieces and other decor for the wedding.
Tony Maroulis, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, said the creative space concept is an interesting one and he hopes this can bring energy to the storefront.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold.You must not use the stonecarving without being trained. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 percent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 percent.
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We envision it as being a space for people in our community to come together and get to know each other while experiencing hands-on arts and crafts, Hutchinson said.Art Alive is, in part, like a live Etsy, the online resource where artists can sell their products, according to Hutchinson. But it will also have space to host birthday parties, bridal showers and art workshops and an area where children and parents can do crafts.
Along the brick walls and on the brightly colored shelves, painted in gem turquoise, Hawaiian passion and peacock feather, she estimates that about 40 different items are on sale that include gifts and home decor. Jewelry, photographs and paintings, leatherwork, including belts and purses, as well as clocks and pillows are offered.
Hutchinson makes sock creatures, what she calls a new take on the old-fashioned sock monkey. She also makes wallets, moccasins and purses, and recently created hand-made stools from concrete and wooden dowels that will serve as seating for customers and which may also be sold.
Since 2010, Hutchinson has been operating Soundscape Imaging, a screenprinting and embroidery business that produces hats, T-shirts and banners, among other items. That business now will be housed at Art Alive.Hutchinson, who is also a partner in Explore Disc Golf, said the idea of developing Art Alive came to her a few months ago.
As a parent of an 11-year-old daughter, she said she dreamed of a place where pre-teens would have something to do, and the opportunity to offer do-it-yourself crafts kits was one element of this. I realized that we dont have a place like that,The term 'beststeelearring control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. Hutchinson said.
She said her daughter is into crafts and already makes decorative pens that can be displayed on desks.At the front of the store is space set up for craft-making. Parents and children will be able to purchase kits, branded with the Art Alive logo, and make them either on site or take home to complete.
These may include projects such as birdhouses,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. knitting needles and balls of yarn, and wool and felting. She said kits for pottery are also a possibility.
To draw people in during the evenings, she plans to host live acoustic nights, and will have coffee, tea, snacks and other non-alcoholic drinks available. The hope is this will be an attractive alternative for college students. In the back of the store is a 195-square-foot room where classes and workshops, put on both by the store and other artists in the community, will be held. In addition,New and used commercial plasticmoulds sales, rentals, and service. this room will be rented out for such occasions as birthday parties or bridal showers,Our top picks for the cableties and gear, where members of the party might create centerpieces and other decor for the wedding.
Tony Maroulis, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, said the creative space concept is an interesting one and he hopes this can bring energy to the storefront.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold.You must not use the stonecarving without being trained. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 percent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 percent.
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Showing of One Direction movie
Like most parents of teenage girls, I have grown accustomed to the
screams that often come from my daughter Jordan and her friends. I have
even learned to tell the difference between their various types of
screams and screeches.So when an especially high-pitched, prolonged
scream emanated from Jordans room a couple of weeks ago, I knew it had
more to do with her favorite band, One Direction, than with Freddy
Krueger. Jordans friend, Emily Gonzales, had just told her that they had
purchased tickets to the first showing of This is Us, the new One
Direction movie,You benefit from buying oilpaintingreproduction ex-factory and directly from a LED manufacturer: in Metairie.
For those of you who do not spend much time with teenage girls, One Direction is the latest boy band phenomenon. This is the point where my daughter gives me that look and says, They are much more than that, Mom. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson,A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain. Harry Styles and Zayn Malik had each been eliminated from Britains "X-Factor" about three years ago, when Simon Cowell stepped in and put the five singers together to form a new group. The young men, then approximately 16 to 19 years old, then completed the competition. Although they finished fourth on the show, girls from around the world have been following and swooning over the boys ever since.
As the excitement about their movie, which offers a glimpse into their lives before fame and focuses on their lives on tour, continued to grow among Jordan and her friends, so did my curiosity. What is it about this group that has girls of all ages screaming and parents taking their children as far away as Las Vegas for a One Direction concert?
On Aug. 29, Jordan, Emily and a third friend, Ashley Gremillion, arrived at the movie theater almost three hours before the first showing of This is Us at 7 p.m. Although they were first in line, they were not alone. Soon nearly 200 teen and pre-teen girls, along with a few moms and at least one grandmother, were sitting on the lobby floor of the theater waiting to go in.
Many in the awaiting crowd were dressed in One Direction shirts and jewelry. Some even carried boxes of tissues in anticipation of the emotional tears they would soon shed during the movie.
They spent their time comparing their knowledge of One Direction trivia. Thanks to the Internet, the girls know unbelievable amounts of information about their favorite musical group. Abbey Bennet, a 19-year-old student at the University of New Orleans, knows that Harry Styles always wears two pairs of socks. Her 13-year-old sister Katie, a student at St. Mary Magdalen School in Metairie, knows the boys birthdays, middle names and everything about them.
Kristen Ray, a junior at Cabrini High School, knows their blood types. Jordan, like many others, apparently knows all of this and more. She, along with several other girls I spoke with, has even seen the ultrasound pictures of each member of One Direction. Yes, the ones taken before they even born.
The vast amount of knowledge available about this band, along with the video diaries that the members make themselves and post regularly on line, seems to have created a true bond between the group and their fans. Dana Bennett, mother of Abbey and Katie Bennet, said the group seems to truly appreciate their fans. Jordan agrees. They are always saying thank you to the fans for our support.
A bond has also been created among the One Direction fans, or Directioners, as they are often called. It was cool how you did not even know the person next to you, but we are connected by the same obsession, Ashley Gremillion said.
You have this common interest with them (the other fans) which allows you to cry and laugh with these strangers,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. Emily Gonzales said. You can talk and make friends with these people and sing along with them.
Before the movie began, the girls had a little jam session, singing not only a selection of One Direction songs, but also Happy Birthday to an absent Liam Payne, who turned 20 that day.
Dana Bennett, who brought her daughters and her mother, Mel Guggenheim, to the movie, and had already traveled twice to Houston with her daughters for One Direction concerts, was expecting the noise. She had already planned on seeing the movie a second time because she knew the screaming was going to be overwhelming. Of course, the teenagers planned on seeing it numerous times also, but not for the same reason.
Bennet appreciates that the members of One Direction seem like just normal kids that made a big break. Although she realizes they are making a load of money, she admits that she also feels sorry for the performers because their real normal life will never be the same.
As a mom, Bennet is not concerned about her daughters being extreme One Direction fans. As long as they keep it clean and keep their fans close to their hearts, we will continue to ride their wave of fame.
Bullish soybean holdings increased 38 percent to 138,182 contracts, the highest since June 11. Prices surged 13 percent in August, the most in 13 months, as drought expanded in Iowa and Illinois, the top U.S. growers. Heat and dry weather may reduce the domestic crop that the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast to be 8 percent bigger than last year.
Profit growth for industrial companies quickened to 12 percent in July from 6.3 percent in June,Gives a basic overview of tungstenjewelrys tools and demonstrates their use. Chinas National Bureau of Statistics said Aug. 27. Credit Suisse Group AG raised its forecasts for Chinese economic growth this year and next a day earlier as data from manufacturing to exports signal strengthening expansion. The GSCI commodity gauge has rebounded 10 percent since reaching a nine-month low in April.
The declines in commodities were overdone on the concerns over Chinas economy, said Adrian Day, who manages about $135 million as the president of Adrian Day Asset Management in Annapolis, Maryland.This technology allows high volume newjordans production at low cost. Were seeing a more realistic view of the Chinese economy. People are also seeing that supplies will be up, but its not going to crush the market.
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For those of you who do not spend much time with teenage girls, One Direction is the latest boy band phenomenon. This is the point where my daughter gives me that look and says, They are much more than that, Mom. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson,A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain. Harry Styles and Zayn Malik had each been eliminated from Britains "X-Factor" about three years ago, when Simon Cowell stepped in and put the five singers together to form a new group. The young men, then approximately 16 to 19 years old, then completed the competition. Although they finished fourth on the show, girls from around the world have been following and swooning over the boys ever since.
As the excitement about their movie, which offers a glimpse into their lives before fame and focuses on their lives on tour, continued to grow among Jordan and her friends, so did my curiosity. What is it about this group that has girls of all ages screaming and parents taking their children as far away as Las Vegas for a One Direction concert?
On Aug. 29, Jordan, Emily and a third friend, Ashley Gremillion, arrived at the movie theater almost three hours before the first showing of This is Us at 7 p.m. Although they were first in line, they were not alone. Soon nearly 200 teen and pre-teen girls, along with a few moms and at least one grandmother, were sitting on the lobby floor of the theater waiting to go in.
Many in the awaiting crowd were dressed in One Direction shirts and jewelry. Some even carried boxes of tissues in anticipation of the emotional tears they would soon shed during the movie.
They spent their time comparing their knowledge of One Direction trivia. Thanks to the Internet, the girls know unbelievable amounts of information about their favorite musical group. Abbey Bennet, a 19-year-old student at the University of New Orleans, knows that Harry Styles always wears two pairs of socks. Her 13-year-old sister Katie, a student at St. Mary Magdalen School in Metairie, knows the boys birthdays, middle names and everything about them.
Kristen Ray, a junior at Cabrini High School, knows their blood types. Jordan, like many others, apparently knows all of this and more. She, along with several other girls I spoke with, has even seen the ultrasound pictures of each member of One Direction. Yes, the ones taken before they even born.
The vast amount of knowledge available about this band, along with the video diaries that the members make themselves and post regularly on line, seems to have created a true bond between the group and their fans. Dana Bennett, mother of Abbey and Katie Bennet, said the group seems to truly appreciate their fans. Jordan agrees. They are always saying thank you to the fans for our support.
A bond has also been created among the One Direction fans, or Directioners, as they are often called. It was cool how you did not even know the person next to you, but we are connected by the same obsession, Ashley Gremillion said.
You have this common interest with them (the other fans) which allows you to cry and laugh with these strangers,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. Emily Gonzales said. You can talk and make friends with these people and sing along with them.
Before the movie began, the girls had a little jam session, singing not only a selection of One Direction songs, but also Happy Birthday to an absent Liam Payne, who turned 20 that day.
Dana Bennett, who brought her daughters and her mother, Mel Guggenheim, to the movie, and had already traveled twice to Houston with her daughters for One Direction concerts, was expecting the noise. She had already planned on seeing the movie a second time because she knew the screaming was going to be overwhelming. Of course, the teenagers planned on seeing it numerous times also, but not for the same reason.
Bennet appreciates that the members of One Direction seem like just normal kids that made a big break. Although she realizes they are making a load of money, she admits that she also feels sorry for the performers because their real normal life will never be the same.
As a mom, Bennet is not concerned about her daughters being extreme One Direction fans. As long as they keep it clean and keep their fans close to their hearts, we will continue to ride their wave of fame.
Bullish soybean holdings increased 38 percent to 138,182 contracts, the highest since June 11. Prices surged 13 percent in August, the most in 13 months, as drought expanded in Iowa and Illinois, the top U.S. growers. Heat and dry weather may reduce the domestic crop that the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast to be 8 percent bigger than last year.
Profit growth for industrial companies quickened to 12 percent in July from 6.3 percent in June,Gives a basic overview of tungstenjewelrys tools and demonstrates their use. Chinas National Bureau of Statistics said Aug. 27. Credit Suisse Group AG raised its forecasts for Chinese economic growth this year and next a day earlier as data from manufacturing to exports signal strengthening expansion. The GSCI commodity gauge has rebounded 10 percent since reaching a nine-month low in April.
The declines in commodities were overdone on the concerns over Chinas economy, said Adrian Day, who manages about $135 million as the president of Adrian Day Asset Management in Annapolis, Maryland.This technology allows high volume newjordans production at low cost. Were seeing a more realistic view of the Chinese economy. People are also seeing that supplies will be up, but its not going to crush the market.
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Smashburger thinks outside box
When your name is Smashburger,The worlds most efficient and cost effective offshoremerchantaccount?
youd better have a pretty nifty game plan to compete with
McDonalds.This is one of the toughest challenges that many small, young
companies face: how to compete with the goliaths. It involves much more
than just being nimble. In the case of 6-year-old Smashburger, a
Denver-based better-burger chain that also competes with fast-casual
rivals Panera Bread and Chipotle, its really about having a gee-whiz way
of doing business that helps it stand out.
USA Today recently spent a hectic lunch hour with CEO David Prokupek, 50, at a Smashburger in Fairfax, Va. He explained how and why he believes the chain, which has opened 200 stores in five years with sales of $250 million, can within five years become a 1,000-unit chain with sales of $1 billion.
Smashburger doesnt just sell burgers C but better burgers made with certified Angus beef, fresh avocado and multigrain buns. Instead of just one bun, it lets customers select from four artisan bun offerings: egg, multigrain, spicy chipotle and even brioche.
It goes deep on fries. Besides conventional fries, Smashburger also sells sweet potato fries, chili cheese fries and the house-specialty Smashfries, which come tossed with rosemary, olive oil and garlic. Then, there are the Veggie Frites. These are for the ultra-health-conscious C flash-fried carrot sticks and green beans, seasoned with pepper, that can serve as a better-for-you replacement for french fries.
Oh,A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand. did we forget to mention the fried pickles?But key is figuring out how to create and sell a better burger,A protectivefilm concept that would double as a quick charge station for gadgets. Prokupek said. There is still no truly national player making healthy and fresh better burgers, he said. Sure, there are some big regional players such as Five Guys and In & Out Burger, but no ones grabbed the brass burger ring. We want to become the Starbucks of burgers, he said.
Gold's resurgence follows a rough ride this year. Gold slumped 4.8 per cent in the first three months of 2013 as the outlook for the economy improved while inflation remained subdued.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar.Our manufactures custom steelnecklace whether you need a short or long production run. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
Then in April, the bottom fell out. A proposal that Cyprus sell some of its gold reserves to support its banks rattled traders, prompting concern that Spain, Italy and other weak European economies might also sell and flood the market.
One of the reasons people buy gold is that it offers an alternative to more traditional financial assets, says Mike McGlone, director of research at ETF Securities, a provider of commodity-based exchange-traded funds. When financial markets get jittery, investors often buy gold because it is considered one of the safest assets that can easily be converted to cash.
As the stock market soared this year, rising as much as 20 percent, investors had less need to hold gold.That has changed the last four weeks.The Standard & Poor's 500 index has lost 4 percent since reaching an all-time high of 1,709.67 on August 2. Traders are concerned about when and by how much the Fed will pare back on its stimulus, a major driver behind the market's rally.
Strife in Egypt and Syria has also reminded investors that it's a dangerous world out there: wars can spread and oil prices can spike, hurting economies and stock markets.Investors want to add back a little insurance to their portfolios these days.
"If we lived in a perfect world, we would not need gold," says McGlone. "But since we don't, we do need something that is the ultimate store of value."Investors don't need to buy gold bars or coins to invest in the metal.Exchange-traded funds are investments that are similar to mutual funds. Both can be bought and sold on exchanges. Some of these funds, such as ETF's Physical Swiss Gold Shares and SPDR's Gold Shares, allow investors to buy into trusts that invest directly in gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 per cent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 per cent.
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USA Today recently spent a hectic lunch hour with CEO David Prokupek, 50, at a Smashburger in Fairfax, Va. He explained how and why he believes the chain, which has opened 200 stores in five years with sales of $250 million, can within five years become a 1,000-unit chain with sales of $1 billion.
Smashburger doesnt just sell burgers C but better burgers made with certified Angus beef, fresh avocado and multigrain buns. Instead of just one bun, it lets customers select from four artisan bun offerings: egg, multigrain, spicy chipotle and even brioche.
It goes deep on fries. Besides conventional fries, Smashburger also sells sweet potato fries, chili cheese fries and the house-specialty Smashfries, which come tossed with rosemary, olive oil and garlic. Then, there are the Veggie Frites. These are for the ultra-health-conscious C flash-fried carrot sticks and green beans, seasoned with pepper, that can serve as a better-for-you replacement for french fries.
Oh,A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand. did we forget to mention the fried pickles?But key is figuring out how to create and sell a better burger,A protectivefilm concept that would double as a quick charge station for gadgets. Prokupek said. There is still no truly national player making healthy and fresh better burgers, he said. Sure, there are some big regional players such as Five Guys and In & Out Burger, but no ones grabbed the brass burger ring. We want to become the Starbucks of burgers, he said.
Gold's resurgence follows a rough ride this year. Gold slumped 4.8 per cent in the first three months of 2013 as the outlook for the economy improved while inflation remained subdued.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar.Our manufactures custom steelnecklace whether you need a short or long production run. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
Then in April, the bottom fell out. A proposal that Cyprus sell some of its gold reserves to support its banks rattled traders, prompting concern that Spain, Italy and other weak European economies might also sell and flood the market.
One of the reasons people buy gold is that it offers an alternative to more traditional financial assets, says Mike McGlone, director of research at ETF Securities, a provider of commodity-based exchange-traded funds. When financial markets get jittery, investors often buy gold because it is considered one of the safest assets that can easily be converted to cash.
As the stock market soared this year, rising as much as 20 percent, investors had less need to hold gold.That has changed the last four weeks.The Standard & Poor's 500 index has lost 4 percent since reaching an all-time high of 1,709.67 on August 2. Traders are concerned about when and by how much the Fed will pare back on its stimulus, a major driver behind the market's rally.
Strife in Egypt and Syria has also reminded investors that it's a dangerous world out there: wars can spread and oil prices can spike, hurting economies and stock markets.Investors want to add back a little insurance to their portfolios these days.
"If we lived in a perfect world, we would not need gold," says McGlone. "But since we don't, we do need something that is the ultimate store of value."Investors don't need to buy gold bars or coins to invest in the metal.Exchange-traded funds are investments that are similar to mutual funds. Both can be bought and sold on exchanges. Some of these funds, such as ETF's Physical Swiss Gold Shares and SPDR's Gold Shares, allow investors to buy into trusts that invest directly in gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 per cent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 per cent.
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